§ Major J. Morrisonasked the Minister of Health whether he will give an assurance that his Department is prepared to consider any suggestion for house construction on its merits without demanding the erection of a prototype free of all cost to the Department.
§ Mr. BevanI am ready to consider any proposal by local authorities for the erection of houses by alternative methods. I must, of course, be satisfied, on the best advice available, that the method of construction is satisfactory. Usually, the construction of a prototype is not only of advantage to the sponsor but is also the simplest way of proving the efficiency of a new system.